First off, PLEASE don't spoil Takeover for me, I had to take Gem to the hospital last night - she's okay, but they kept her for observation due to breathing issues. I'll probably watch it tomorrow.

But THE ROYAL RUMBLE 2018 was one of the most entertaining PPVs I've seen in years. Probably in my personal Top Five along with RR 2000. WOW.

Great action, good amounts of nostalgia, but not too much... a little bit of everything for everyone.

(And hopefully this is enough to keep spoilers off the main page, heh)

RESULTS:

Pre-Show Matches:* Kalisto, Dorado, Metalik d. TJP, Gallagher, Gulak: I missed this, but Kalisto won for the lucha team with Salida Del Sol on TJP.* The Revival d. Gallows & Anderson: Caught parts of this, good back and forth action, and Revival takes out a knee to avenge their loss at Raw 25.* Bobby Roode d. Mojo Rawley: Bit of a foregone conclusion to me, but a good 7 1/2 min match anyway. Rawley looked good without all the 'HYPE!' stuff he used before, I could stand to see these guys go again for a longer match.

Main Show:WWE Championship: AJ Styles d. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn - SORT OF. Good match with 3 great talents, played back-and-forth early on with Kevin/Sami trading time, some good false finishes, but Sami missed a tag to Kevin before getting tossed out of the ring, Kevin comes in (not the legal man) and gets rolled up. So technically AJ wins, but Kevin/Sami yelled at Shane later for this. Did he see that? YEP.

Smackdown Tag Titles 2/3 Falls Match: Usos d. Gable & Benjamin in 2 straight falls. Might have been a botch on the second fall, looked like Gable was supposed to dive in and break up the pin, but he landed a bit short. Hard to say, that could have been planned, but a solid tag match up to that point, everyone looked great.

ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH (Men): Wait, this is going on now? Wow. This was SO entertaining, like the 'old days' with a few surprise returns (either for fun or for Wow!), and some small stories along the way. Rusev and Bálor start out, Finn would do the 'last until the end' bit making it to the Final Four, and looked good along the way. Rhyno got a Philly pop, then Corbin tossed him, but got eliminated and destroyed everyone.

...including Slater as Heath was entering at #6, with everyone beating him up on the way to the ring being a hilarious running joke, even Big E stopped to shove pancakes in his mouth! Elias came in after Heath and had time to play a song before Andrade "Cien" Almas (!) arrived. Tye Dillinger should have been #10, but Sami & Kevin beat him up backstage and Zayn 'stole' his spot.

Sheamus came out at #11, tossing Heath into the ring, only to get Slater'ed out immediately! Too funny! New Day ended up all in the ring together, amidst other names like Nakamura and Cesaro. Jinder eliminated Woods and Big E, but trying to get Kofi out, Kingston landed on Xavier! They used a plate of pancakes to keep his foot off the ground, finally catapulting Kofi back into the ring, and he tossed Jinder in payback!

Seth Rollins was in at #18 and eliminated Cesaro, playing into the tag match later. Woken Matt Hardy arrived and fought with Bray, they stopped to eliminate one or two guys before taking each other out of the match. John Cena came in at #20 (he never arrives early for these matches!) and everyone jumped him, haha. They lost interest, so he ended up eliminating Elias.

The Hurricane showed up at #21! He tried to Hurrislam Cena and got immediately tossed out! #23 was ADAM COLE BAYBAY! Big surprise there, but not as big as REY MYSTERIO at #27 WTF?!?!

Orton and Miz came in between those two as the star power continued to rise, then Roman Reigns (ugh) arrived at #28. He briefly teamed with Rollins to toss out Miz, then turned on Seth and eliminated him! What a jerk. Goldust was in at #29, and a disappointing Ziggler returned at #30, but didn't do much before being eliminated by Nakamura and Bálor.

6 men were left, with Cena / Rey / Orton on one side and Finn / Shinsuke / Reigns on the other - new school vs. old school! Orton and Rey were next to go, leaving the Final Four. Cena and Reigns knocked down the other two, and got a 'You both suck!' chant, heh

After some back-and-forth action, Cena eliminated Bálor to the crowd's dismay, then Nakamura eliminated Cena! Which led to the inevitable Roman Reigns wi - KINSHASA! REIGNS IS OUT!

WINNER: Shinsuke Nakamura!! YES!

How do you make that even better? When asked which champion he wanted to face at Wrestlemania, he said AJ STYLES! YES! YES! YES!

Raw Tag Title Match: The Bar (Cesaro/Sheamus) d. Rollins & Jordan, New (4-Time) ChampsAmusing way to cover a legit injury to Jordan's back, Sheamus posted him early on, and he appeared woozy and disoriented. Rollins finally made the hot tag, but Jordan staggered briefly in the ring, then tagged himself back out, haha! Never seen that before... Seth put up a valiant effort but was beaten and lost.

WWE Universal Title Match: Brock d. Kane (and Braun)A wacky, wild, brawling, slamming, smashing hot mess that was fun to watch. Since there is 'no DQ in a Triple Threat match' (sure, let's go with that), they broke tables, smashed the announcers' tables, used chairs and stairs, etc. Brock finally shoved Braun out of the ring and F-5'ed Kane for the win, leaving with Heyman while Strowman yelled from the ring 'You didn't beat me!' "Worst" match of the night but still fun and decent.

ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH (Women): Wow, give them credit, they really made this a big deal, AND the main event! We thought it would open the show, give some separation before the men's match. Kudos! Stephanie was on commentary, and Maria Menounos was the ring announcer.

Sasha and Becky started, as I thought they lasted for quite a while. The first surprise return was Lita at #5, she kicked some ass for a while, including a moonsault onto both Banks and Lynch. Kairi Sane (Mae Young Classic winner) got a great pop and some good offense, but was dumped by Dana Brooke, who was in turn eliminated by Torrie Wilson!

The new women called up from NXT recently (Absolution, Riott Squad) filled in, then Molly Holly and Michelle McCool arrived. Michelle eliminated three people rather quickly, including Lana and Molly. Vickie Guerrero came in for the comedy spot, screaming EXCUSE ME until everyone stopped to throw her out. Carmella came out next, so Vickie smacked her with the MITB case as she was leaving, haha.

Natalya was out at #18, and dropped her ring gear on Carmella at ringside in a funny spot. Kelly Kelly and Jacqueline also arrived, though neither did a lot. Naomi played the Kofi Kingston role, landing on people at ringside, walking on the barricade, borrowing Maria Menounos's chair to get to the stairs, and coming back into the ring - only to get tossed out by Nia Jax.

Jax did big woman stuff, but was knocked out of the ring for a while, finally getting the 'everyone throw her out' spot later. Ember Moon arrived at #23, banged up from her NXT match the night before. Beth Phoenix was out next, squared off well with Nia Jax, and had a brief Divas Of Doom reunion before Natalya turned on her and ejected her former partner.

Then everything got serious as Asuka arrived at #25. Business is about to pick up! Nice bit where she and Ember came face to face, Moon got in a few shots including an Eclipse on Asuka. Later, Asuka would use the injured arm to eliminate Ember in some nice psychology.

Mickie James, the Bella Twins, Bayley, and holy crap Trish Stratus were the final five to enter. Trish and Mickie had a nice face-off, but James was eliminated in the exchange. Sasha was able to eliminated Trish, and the Final Four was Banks, Asuka, and the Bella Twins.

The other three teamed up on Asuka, but Sasha got too mouthy, and when she went for the diving knees in the corner, the Bellas pushed her out. Then Nikki tossed her sister, and had a good exchange with Asuka, but ultimately was kicked off the apron and eliminated.

WINNER: Asuka!

The women's champions stepped into the ring and held up their titles with great anticipation, would Asuka choose the rival in Alexa Bliss, or the more physical match against Charlotte....

I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT MY BAD REPUTATION

Ronda Rousey arrived, with a Piper-ish logo and wearing one of his old jackets (a nice gesture by Roddy's son!). She came to the ring and offered a handshake to Asuka, who slapped her hand and grinned. Rousey pointed to the Wrestlemania sign, then left the ring to where Stephanie was. She offered another handshake, Stephanie slowly accepted. Ronda exited to the ramp, pointing to the Wrestlemania sign once more as the show ended.

...WOW. Fantastic show. Nothing I didn't like, great surprise to close the show, just all around fun.

There were some really good movies this year, though it seems like not as many overall. Could just be my personal tastes of course, but figured a list of what I enjoyed might be a fun discussion as to what others liked. Might also highlight some overlooked films.

In no particular order, I'd say my top 10 new films for last year were:

(Honorable mentions to: Split, It, Justice League, and Happy Death Day cuz I like Groundhog Day types, heh.)

Most the superhero/blockbuster stuff is obvious, but here's a couple you might have missed:

* The Accountant - title sounds boring, movie is not. Basically a high-functioning autistic man (Ben Affleck) handles forensic accounting, but is also quite the bad-ass. A fun story with lots of twists and turns, and way more action that the title suggests.

* The Nice Guys - Stars Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling, two PIs in 70s Los Angeles investigate a dead girl recently seen alive, leading to a much bigger scheme. Lots of banter, some good action, I liked all the main characters.

* Baby Driver - I'm finding there's two types of people, those who love this movie, and those who haven't seen it. The plot is simple enough, but the execution is amazing. Musical cues fit perfectly into the action, excellent cinematography, tons of small foreshadowing items, callbacks, good dialogue, great action... this one may well crack my All Time Top Ten. Highest recommendation.

And yes, we supersized the set a bit this year! In addition to the 6 names announced, we snuck two more in for fun. Two guys we wanted to put out just to get them into your hands, and holy crap, they returned to the WWE in a big way! So the additions of Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal (both gaining the Championship for their brand this year) ended up being quite timely!

Also, as one card title says, "The Era of The Pretty Little Diva is Over!" (Another prophetic Virtual vision, haha!) Since female Superstars are no longer 'divas', we won't make them as such. They return to being female Superstars like Lita and Trish, though Natalya gets grandfathered in, as she's part of the cast of Total Divas.

EDIT - Oh yeah. The Khallas is NOT a 'Full Nelson Slam', heh, we'll be adding Khallas down the road as future support.

...BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

Rather than just using the old images we had from the 3MB days, there are alternate version to use with a bit more of their present-day look. Some of the Payback Superstars get an out-of-the-box alternate, along with a couple older Superstar updates. Those are found here:

I'm tired, it's late, so I can't truly put into words how incredible this movie is to me. I laughed, I cheered, I gasped, and best of all, when it seemed to be winding down, there would was still more, in the best of ways... like finding another $20 in your wallet or pocket.

Carrie Fisher's passing did make a few scenes seem a bit heavier, in a good way to me. Highly impressive film, definitely the 'Empire' of this trilogy. Strongest recommendations to see it. 5* 10/10 and all that.

WOW. I renewed my subscription for this show (admittedly early for the crazy rebooked TLC), and it delivered!

* Lars Sullivan d. Kassius OhnoThis was a short match, Ohno brought the fight to Lars but Sullivan is another BIG MONSTER and was just too much. 'Worst' match of the night, only in the sense of being ranked last, but perfectly acceptable.

* Aleister Black d. Velveteen DreamArguably the best match of the night! They had a good story coming in, the match and story delivered way beyond expectations, and kept my interest the whole time. Definitely one of the highlights of this show.

* Ember Moon d. Sane / Cross / Royce - New NXT Women's ChampionThis was a fast sprint, everyone stayed busy, good spots. In a nice touch, Asuka came in the ring to present Ember with the title and hugged her. Not great, but really good and fun to watch.

* Andrade 'Cien' Almas d. Drew McIntyre - New NXT World ChampionAlmas seemed to be wasted months ago, but with his new manager, it's brought him a freshness to his character. Good back and forth match, though unfortunately it appears Drew was injured on the finish (top rope DDT) as his arm caught the rope. Triple H said on the post-show interview that it appears to be a torn bicep.

* Undisputed Era d. Sanity & AOP/Strong in WarGamesLet's get this out of the way right off. The changes made sense. No roof = top of the cage spot, plus leaving means you lose, so there's not really a downside. Shark cages = one team doesn't obliterate someone outside the cage with whatever weapons they bring, since there's no DQ. Sending in teams instead of dudes = speeding up the first half of the match, since it can't be won during that time anyway.

This match DELIVERED, far beyond my expectations. Sanity was the last team in (UE went first) and brought in weapons, including the crowd-requested tables, heh. Lots of chaotic spots, clever moves and uses, VERY impressive stuff from Killian Dane of Sanity, including a Coast-to-Coast from the big man. Everyone looked good, it was wild and intense, my only complaint was that after everything, the final move - running knee to a guy holding a chair - seemed a bit tame by comparison. Still, great overall, very well done.

And yes, there was blood (though not intentional, it appeared).

Very strong show, NXT delivers yet again, and makes SurSer seem like it will pale in comparison, heh.

The good: Mainly Wargames and Black/Dream

The bad: Not much, really, even the least impressive stuff was still good

The ugly: Drake Wuertz's (Younger's) tan, it looked Trump-ish and he seemed to be on the screen way too much for a ref, making it more obvious.

WOW. Highly impressed by the new Thor movie. No one gave it the memo that the third movie in a trilogy usually sucks, and it was in our opinion the best of the 3 Thor flicks!

I was as surprised by this as I was with Guardians of the Galaxy. There wasn't much downtime or slowness, things were regularly happening... good cast, great humor, special effects were excellent. Best movie I've seen since Spider-man: Homecoming.

* Changed text:Live For the Moment - ThrowbackBackstage CardReplace 'Volley' with 'non-Run-in High Risk' in the text of your Managed by Lita.Once during each of your turns when you successfully play a maneuver, you may discard 1 card and when your next card played this turn is a Unique High Risk, you may ignore the "Can only be played after..." text, it is +3D and +1 Stun Value; when you do and your maneuver is reversed, you may discard 2 cards and continue your turn, but your next card played can only be a Unique High Risk, and when damage is applied from that card, end your turn.Unique RMS logo

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While I can't accept any donations for Raw Deal without a legal issue, it's certainly legal to support the website we use for it! So here's the link to the PayPal account I've set up for TCO:

The American DreamBackstage CardWhen you draw 1+ cards during your Draw Segment, your first maneuver with 'classic' in the title played this turn is -#F, where # is equal to the number of cards drawn. When you draw 0 cards during your Draw Segment, your first maneuver with 'classic' in the title played this turn is +2D.Your Elbow Drop and Bionic Elbow cards are F: 0, +2D, and replace 'Buh-Buh Ray Dudley' with 'Dusty Rhodes' in the text.Unique RMS logo WWF Classic logoV8

The Common ManBackstage CardCannot be packed when packing Classic Competitor. When packing this card, your maneuvers with 'classic' in the title are not Unique.Your maneuvers with 'classic' in the title are +2D.When one of your Pre-match cards would be moved from your Ring, you may hide this card instead.Unique RMS logo WWF Classic logoV8

Managed by SapphirePre-match ManagerCannot be blanked, can be played during any Pre-match phase, and does not take up a Pre-match slot in your Ring.Your opponent's "Your Town" and non-Superstar-specific Manager are blank; at the end of the Pre-match phase, he may put 4 cards from hand on the bottom of his Arsenal; if he does, put this card into your Ringside.When this card is in your Ring or Ringside, you may remove it from the game to reverse any non-Superstar-specific maneuver.F: 0 D: 0 Unique WWF Classic logoV8

Dusty's Legendary LongevityMid-match ActionCannot be packed when packing Wrestlemania.During any turn when you would lose the game via Pinfall Victory, you may put this card into your Ring from your Backlash or Ringside, shuffle up to 10 cards from your Ringside and 2 of your cards removed from the game into your Arsenal, your opponent puts up to 1 Trademark Finisher from his Ring into his Ringside, and end the current turn.F: 0 D: 0 Unique WWF Classic logoV8

The Common Man Elbow DropHigh RiskCan only be played after a successfully played 4D+ maneuver or as a Counter (to a maneuver).Can only be reversed by Unique reversals from hand, or from Arsenal.F: 15 D: 12 SV: 2 Unique WWF Classic logoV8

Dusty's Figure Four LeglockTrademark Finisher + SubmissionAs a maneuver, this card is -#F and +#D, where # is equal to twice the number of cards drawn for your Ability this turn. When # is 0, cannot be reversed by non-Unique cards.You may put Maintain Hold from your Ringside into your hand.F: 20 D: 12 SV: 2 Unique Multi WWF Classic logoV8

American Dream Bionic ElbowTrademark FinisherWhen played, this card is +3D for every card drawn during your Draw Segment this turn; when this card is 20D+, it is Multi.When you drew 0 cards during your Draw Segment this turn, this card cannot be reversed from hand or Backlash.F: 35 D: 15 SV: 3 Unique WWF Classic logoV8

The Son of a PlumberReversal: SpecialWhen played from hand, reverse any maneuver and shuffle up to 4 cards from Ringside into your Arsenal.F: 8 D: 0 Unique WWF Classic logoV8

Common Man BoogieAction + ActionThis card ignores Hell in a Cell Match.Shuffle this card and up to 2 cards from your Ringside into your Arsenal.When this card would be removed from the game, put it on the bottom of your Arsenal instead.F: 0 D: 0 Unique Multi WWF Classic logoV8

Rhodes Family ValuesAction + ActionShuffle any number of cards with logos also on this card from your Ringside into your Arsenal, draw up to 3 cards, and your opponent puts 1 random card from his hand on the bottom of his Arsenal.F: 5 D: 0 Unique MultiV8

Hard TimesAction + ActionCannot be reversed.Shuffle any number of cards with 'classic' in the title from your Ringside and/or your hand into your Arsenal, then draw up to the same number of cards moved from your hand +2.F: 10 D: 0 Unique Multi WWF Classic logoV8

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Terry FunkStarting Hand Size: 6 Superstar Value: 4Extremist Legend Ability: When your first card played on your turn is a maneuver with 'classic' in the title, you may also immediately play a Foreign Object without 'reversed' in the text from hand; unless both cards are reversed, your turn continues.You can pack No Sell Maneuver, but you cannot pack Managers, There is No Escape, or Everything and the Kitchen Sink. Your Foreign Objects are not Heel or Raw.V8

The Hardcore IconBackstage CardYour Starting Hand Size cannot be reduced by your opponent's cards, and do not discard to his effects before the first turn of the game. When you discard cards for any players' card effects, your Extremes and Foreign Objects count as 2 cards.Your Step Over Toe Hold cards are +2D and Trademark Finisher instead.When Ladder in the Ring is in your Ring, your Airplane Spin is Multi, a Foreign Object, and +10D.Unique RMS logo ECW logoV8

Veterans of ExtremeBackstage CardWhen packing this card, you may pack up to 5 non-Unique Foreign Objects hidden in your Backstage Area; at the end of the Pre-match Phase, reveal all Foreign Objects in your Backstage Area and shuffle them into your Arsenal.Your Mid-match Capacity is +2.When you are Terry Funk, you use your Ability, and you have lower Fortitude or 3+ fewer cards in hand, you may play a Foreign Object from Ringside as if from hand; when it is successfully played and you have 5+ greater Fortitude, put that card in your Ringside regardless of other effects.Unique RMS logo ECW logoV8

From The Double Cross RanchPre-match EventCannot be blanked and can be played during the Venue phase.Your Starting Hand Size is +2, your Terry Funk-specific cards do not take up Pre-match or Mid-match slots in your Ring, and your F: 0 maneuvers with 'classic' in the title are considered Foreign Objects.When your maneuver with 'classic' in the title is unsuccessful, he overturns 3 cards.F: 0 D: 0 Unique Permanent ECW logoV8

Rip Through You Like a ChainsawMid-match Reversal: SpecialReverse any Foreign Object card or any non-Superstar-specific maneuver.When this card is in your Ring, your Foreign Object maneuvers and maneuvers with 'classic' in the title are +2D and +1 Stun Value, and your Foreign Object actions are Chain.F: 10 D: 0 Unique ECW logoV8

Funkin ClotheslineStrike + StrikeWhen you have 10+ lower Fortitude, this card is -8F and can only be reversed from Arsenal.Draw up to 1 card.F: 8 D: 8 SV: 1 Unique Multi ECW logoV8

Hit With Whatever's Available - ThrowbackStrike + Strike: Foreign ObjectWhen Funk's Branding Iron is in your Ring, this card cannot be reversed from Backlash or by hybrid reversals.When Funk U: School of Hard Knocks is in your Ring, this card is +5D, and when this card is successfully played, put that card into your hand.Your opponent discards cards equal to the number of non-hybrid D: 3+ maneuvers in your Ring.F: 15 D: 10 SV: 2 Unique Multi ECW logoV8

Funk's Pulling PiledriverTrademark FinisherThis card is +1D for each Foreign Object or card with 'classic' in the title in your Ring. When this card is D: 30+, it is Multi and cannot be reversed from Arsenal.Your opponent discards 3 cards. F: 35 D: 20 SV: 3 Unique ECW logoV8

Funk U: School of Hard KnocksReversal: SpecialReverse any non-Unique card and choose one: draw # cards, or put # cards from your Ringside on the bottom of your Arsenal (where # is equal to the number of maneuvers in your Ring with 'classic' in the title and cannot be greater than 5).When this card is in your Ring, your opponent's reversals are -2D.F: 5 D: 0 Unique ECW logoV8

What Are You, Chicken?Reversal: SpecialReverse any non-maneuver card.When this card is in your Ring, and your opponent's first card played on his turn is not a maneuver, he overturns 2 cards.F: 10 D: 0 Unique ECW logoV8

You Egg-Sucking Dog!Action: Foreign Object / Reversal: SpecialAs an action, your opponent discards 4 cards and overturns 1 card.As a reversal, this card is -4F; reverse any card with a reversal restriction (including Poke and Shake) and remove that card from the game.When this card is in your Ring and you have lower Fortitude, your Rip Through You Like a Chainsaw is F: 0.F: 8 D: 0 Unique ECW logoV8

Funk's Branding IronAction: Foreign ObjectCannot be reversed by hybrid reversals.Your opponent discards 1 random card.Once during each of your turns when this card is in your hand, Ring, or Ringside, you may reveal it, shuffle it into your Arsenal, and draw up to 1 card.F: 16 D: 4 Unique ECW logoV8

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The Charismatic EnigmaStarting Hand Size: 9 Superstar Value: 4Superstar Ability: Once during each of your turns, when you successfully play a maneuver you may flip 2 other cards in your Ring face-down and then put up to 1 card from your Ringside into your hand.You can pack High-Flying Style, and Jeff Hardy Mid-match Action and Arsenal cards.V8

The X-Treme EnigmaBackstage CardYour High-Flying Style is now Superstar-specific, and your Superstar-specific Events do not take up a Pre-match slot in your Ring. Your Jeff Hardy-specific actions are Multi and can only be reversed by 2 reversal cards. Do not discard for Swanton Bomb.When you are Jeff Hardy, once during each of your turns you may reveal 1 High Risk or Trademark Finisher from hand, and then put it on the bottom of your Arsenal and your opponent puts 1 random card from hand on the bottom of his Arsenal; this effect can be reversed as if it is an Activated Card Effect.Unique RMS logoV8

X-Treme Face PaintBackstage CardOnce during each of your turns you may overturn 3 cards and then put 1 face-down non-printed-reversal card from your Ring into your hand.When From Daredevil to WWE Champion is face-down, your From the Top Rope cards are F: 0 and your High Risks played after them are -4F, and during your turn you may put From Daredevil to WWE Champion into your Ringside and then put From the Top Rope from your Ringside into your hand.Unique RMS logoV8

From Daredevil to WWE ChampionPre-match EventCannot be blanked.When this card is in your Ring, your Jeff Hardy-specific actions cannot be reversed by non-Unique reversals, and when your Fortitude Rating is 10-, your maneuvers are considered Unique for your opponent's reversals.During your turn when this card is in your Ringside or removed from the game, you may flip 2 cards in your Ring face-down or overturn 4 cards, and then put this card in your Ring.F: 0 D: 0 UniqueV8

Live for the MomentMid-match ActionCan only be played when your Fortitude Rating is less than your opponent's Fortitude Rating and when you have 1 or more cards in your hand.Discard 1 card and if your next card played this turn is a maneuver of 7D or less, it cannot be reversed.F: 0 D: 0 UniqueMA, SS2, SS3

Team X-TremeMid-match ActionPut all copies of the card titled Sustained Damage from your opponent's Ring area into his Ringside pile, and then search your Arsenal for 2 non-unique High Risk Maneuver cards, reveal them to him, put them into your hand, and shuffle your Arsenal.When this card is in your Ring area, your opponent cannot play the card titled Sustained Damage.F: 6 D: 0 Unique PermanentSUM, SS2, SS3

Jeff's Fall-Away Drop KickStrike + High RiskWhen you have lower Fortitude, can only be reversed by D:0 reversals.Can only be played after a successfully played card or as a Counter.Put up to 1 card from your Ringside into your hand (2 cards when you are The Charismatic Enigma).F: 5 D: 6 SV: 1 Unique MultiV8

Jeff's Double Leg DropHigh RiskCan only be played after a successfully played maneuver or as a Counter (maneuver).When you are Team X-Treme, you may play Matt Hardy's Patented Leg Drop with this card, and ignore the 'Can only be played...' text; unless both maneuvers are reversed when played, both are successfully played, and when damage is applied from both maneuvers, end your turn.F: 6 D: 8 SV: 1 UniqueV8

Ride the BarricadeHigh Risk / Reversal: SpecialCannot be reversed.As a maneuver, can only be played after the card titled Throw Opponent Out of Ring.As a reversal, reverse the card titled Roll Out of the Ring and end your opponent's turn.F: 8 D: 12 UniqueBL, SS2

Jeff's JawbreakerGrapple + Grapple / Action / Reversal: SpecialAs a maneuver, this card is F: 0, and when reversed, choose one: put this card on the bottom of your Arsenal, or draw up to 2 cards.As an action, put this card on the bottom of your Arsenal and put up to 1 card from your Ringside into your hand.As a reversal, when you are not Team X-Treme, reverse any Grapple.F: 9 D: 4 SV: 1 Unique MultiV8

Swanton BombTrademark FinisherYou may search for and play this card as if it were a High Risk maneuver.Can only be played after a successfully played 3D or greater maneuver.If reversed from your opponent's hand, discard 4 cards.F: 20 D: 25 SV: 2 UniqueBL, SS2

Jeff's Twist of FateTrademark Finisher / Action / Reversal: SpecialCannot be packed by Team X-Treme.As an action, this card is -15F, discard this card, and all players shuffle 2 random cards from their hand into their Arsenal and draw 1 card; you draw 2 additional cards.As a reversal, reverse any Submission (including Clutch onto Opponent) or non-Superstar-specific non-maneuver card.When successfully played and your next card played on your turn is Jeff Hardy-specific, ignore the "Can only be played after..." text and it cannot be reversed by non-Unique cards.F: 25 D: 15 SV: 2 UniqueV8

Whisper in the WindReversal: SpecialWhen played from your hand, reverse any maneuver played after the card titled Throw Into the Corner Turnbuckle and end your opponent's turn. You must discard 1 card and your opponent discard 2 cards.F: 0 D: 12 UniqueBL, SS2 ---OR---Whisper in the Wind - ThrowbackHigh Risk / Reversal: SpecialAs a maneuver, can only be played after a successfully played card; when played after a Set-up card, cannot be reversed from Backlash.As a reversal, this card is -8F, reverse any card played after Throw Into the Corner Turnbuckle, discard 1 card and your opponent discards 2 cards.F: 12 D: 12 SV: 2 Unique RMS logoV8

No More WordsReversal: SpecialReverse any non-maneuver card, draw up to 1 card, and your opponent puts 1 random card from hand on the bottom of his Arsenal. During your next turn, you can only play Set-up Actions and maneuvers, and when you play a maneuver as a Counter, it is -5F and cannot be reversed from Backlash.F: 0 D: 0 UniqueV8

No, Jeff, Don't Do It!ActionCan only be played after a successfully played maneuver.Search your Arsenal for 1 non-unique maneuver, reveal it to your opponent, put it in your hand, and shuffle your Arsenal. If your next card played this turn is a High Risk maneuver, you can ignore the "Can only be played after..." text.F: 4 D: 0BL, SS2

The Rainbow-Haired WarriorActionShuffle this card, up to 1 reversal and up to 1 maneuver from your Ringside into your Arsenal, and draw 1 card.When this card is reversed, you may flip 1 card in your Ring face-down and then put this card into your hand instead.F: 5 D: 0 UniqueV8

The X-Treme TauntActionWhen you do not have a Matt Hardy-specific Pre-match card in your Ring, cannot be reversed.Put 1 High Risk from your Ringside into your hand, and when that card is your next card played this turn, you may ignore the "Can only be played..." text on it, and your opponent ignores all reversal restrictions from cards or card effects to that card.F: 7 D: 0 Unique

So here's the first of the Virtual 8 (A) Spoilers. As the set isn't fully ready, we'll release just the new Superstars for now, shortly after GenCon wraps up. In the fall, we'll release the rest of the set (Superstar support etc.), no specific timeframe for that yet.

So meanwhile, it is my pleasure and my honor to add this fine gentleman to the Raw Deal family:

Old School Cage MatchPre-match StipulationWhen a card that is not printed: Chain, Heat, Stipulation, Superstar-specific, or Unique moves cards from any Ringside, the number of cards moved is reduced by 1.When Back to Basics is in your Ring, your Pre-match Capacity is +3, and your opponent cannot play I'm Gonna Break You.F: 0 D: 0 Unique Permanent RMS logo

Old School Wrestling Match - ThrowbackPre-match StipulationIf any player's turn ends after his Draw Segment without attempting to play a maneuver, he overturns 6 cards. Turns cannot be skipped, and non-Superstar-specific cards cannot prevent an opponent from playing maneuvers.When Back to Basics is in your Ring, your Pre-match Capacity is +3, and your opponent cannot play I'm Gonna Break You.F: 0 D: 0 Unique Permanent RMS logo

Dallas, TexasPre-match VenueAll players search their Arsenal for any number of reversal cards and remove them from the game. Then all players search their opponent’s Arsenal; if more than half of that Arsenal contains non-Volley non-Set-up reversal cards, their opponent loses the game via Pinfall Victory. (Your opponent's Superstar-specific reversals are considered Set-up cards for this effect). All players shuffle.F: 0 D: 0 Universally Active Permanent

Enough Shenanigans!Backstage CardCannot be packed by Doink.All players'Calling You Out, Inferno Match Stipulation, It's All About the Game, Piper's Pit, non-Throwback Premiere WWF Superstar, Premiere WWE Superstar,Run the Gauntlet,Yo! Kill da Beat!, Revolution Judgment Day cards are blank.When he is Ken Kennedy or JBL, his Ability is blank.When he is Rowdy Roddy Piper, his Ability reads "During your opponent's turns, when he plays a non-Superstar-specific card with 'reverse' in the text, he discards 1 card."Unique RMS logo

Revolution Slow the Match to a CrawlMid-match Reversal: Mean or ColossalRequirement: discard 1 non-hybrid reversalYour Fortitude Rating is 2- and the maneuver is a Colossal: this card is F: 0 and ignore the Requirement.Your opponent may overturn 3 cards (6 cards if you ignored the Requirement) and put the reversed card in his hand instead.F: 15 D: 0 Unique

This Is What We Came to the WWF For! (The Radicalz logo)Pre-match EventCannot be packed when packing Corners. Cannot be blanked.When you play a maneuver as a Counter (from hand or Backlash), it is -#F, where # is equal to the number of non-Faction Superstar-specific cards in your Ring. When the reversal was Superstar-specific, triple #.When your first card played each turn is a Superstar-specific action or has 'technical' in the title, it is Multi and ignore 'completely' on reversals and effects to it.F: 0 D: 0 Unique Permanent

Who Wants an Escort For the Night? (Godfather logo)Pre-match EventCannot be blanked.When packing this card, you cannot pack WWE Divas: The Next Generation, and your Action: Run-in cards with a female's name in the title are Unique, but they are not Cheater or Fan Favorite.Your Action: Run-in cards with a female's name in the title are F: 0 when played and cannot be reversed. ACE: When they are in your Ring, you can remove them from the game to reverse a non-Unique non-maneuver card.F: 0 D: 0 Unique Permanent RMS logo

NEW AGE OUTLAWSStarting Hand Size: 4 Superstar Value: 4Tag Team Superstar Ability: Once during each of your turns, you may remove 4 cards in your hand from the game, and when your next card played this turn is a non-Run-in maneuver, it is blank for the rest of the turn and can only be reversed from Arsenal.You can pack B.A. Billy Gunn and/or Road Dogg cards, except Rico Enters!, and they are not Smackdown. You cannot pack any Title Belts except the Tag Team title belts; you cannot pack Corners or cards with 'ring psychology' in the title.

MR. PERFECTStarting Hand Size: 6 Superstar Value: 4WWF Legend Superstar Ability: Once per turn, you may remove up to 2 maneuvers in your hand from the game. When you removed 1 and your next card played is a maneuver of the same type, it is blank until the end of the turn and cannot be reversed by non-Unique non-Superstar-specific reversals played from Backlash or Ringside. If you removed 2 maneuvers of the same type, the played maneuver also cannot be reversed from hand by hybrid reversals.You cannot pack Revolution maneuvers. or Drawing a BlankYou are a Heenan Family Member.

Absolutely Perfect (Mr. Perfect logo)Pre-match EventCannot be blanked.At the end of the Pre-match Phase, you may search your Arsenal for 1 non-unique maneuver, reveal it, put it in your hand, and shuffle.ACE: Once during each of your turns, you may remove 3 random cards in your Ringside from the game, and then put 1 of your cards removed from the game in your hand.ACE: During your turn, you may remove this card from the game and then put up to 10 cards removed from the game on the bottom of your Arsenal.F: 0 D: 0 Unique Permanent

Tear You Down Like a Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Four Horsemen & Brain Busters logos)Pre-match EventCannot be packed when packing Corners. Cannot be blanked.When you are The Brain Busters, your The Four Horsemen-specific cards do not take up a Pre-match slot in your Ring.Your opponent's Pre-match cards with "look at his hand" in the text are blank.ACE: Once during each of your turns (when you are The Brain Busters, once during any player's turn), you may discard any number of Backlash cards to make your next card played -4F for each card put in the Ringside this turn with this effect.F: 0 D: 0 Unique

Who is the Blue Blazer? (Blue Blazer logo)Action + ActionPut up to # cards from your Ringside and up to # cards removed from the game on the bottom of your Arsenal, where # is the number of maneuvers in your Ring.ACE: During your turn, you may put this card in your Ringside and reveal Super Masks and Super Capes.F: 12 D: 0 Unique Multi

The King's Throne (Triple H logo)Pre-match ObjectCan only be packed by Triple H. Cannot be packed by Two-Man Power Trip.Search your Arsenal for 2 maneuvers, reveal them, put them under this card, and shuffle. When a card under this card is a Triple H-specific maneuver, you may play it as if from hand.Once during each of your turns, you may put 1 card from your hand under this card. When this card is moved from your Ring, put cards under it into your hand.When this card is in your Ring, your Revolution Bow Before the Throne is now 'Reversal: non-unique Maneuver' instead; and your Leaping Knee to the Face is F: 0 and blank.F: 0 D: 0 Unique RMS logo

Too Cool is in Your Corner! (Rikishi logo)Pre-match CornerCannot be blanked. You cannot play Corners.Your Rikishi-specific Pre-match cards do not take up a Pre-match slot in your Ring. Your Rikishi-specific actions and your cards with 'Rikishi' in the title are Multi.When played as a Counter, Back That A%$ Up is considered to be played after Throw Into the Corner Turnbuckle.F: 0 D: 0 Unique Permanent

It's Not the Size of the Dog in the Fight… (Spike Dudley logo)Pre-match EventCannot be blanked. Do not discard for Armageddon Is Upon Us.Replace the 'Grapple' text with 'non-Trademark Finisher' on your Superstar-specific Mid-match reversals, ignore 'Can only be played…' text on Giant Killer, and do not discard for Brotherly Love.ACE: You may put Brotherly Love from your Ring into your Ringside to reverse an Activated Card Effect.F: 0 D: 0 Unique Permanent

His Hands and Feet Are Lethal Weapons (Tajiri logo)Backstage AreaYour Educated Feet and Educated Hands cards do not take up a Pre-match slot in your Ring, and your Roll Out of the Ring cards cannot be reversed.Ignore the 'Can only be played...' text on your Tajiri-specific cards (except Series of Kicks).When you reverse a card from hand or Backlash and your Fortitude Rating is 10-, you may put 1 non-Multi 6D- card with "kick" or "handspring" in the title from your hand into your Ring, and your opponent overturns 3 cards.Unique RMS logo

The Most Electrifying Champions of Smackdown (The People's Team logo)Pre-match EventCannot be blanked. Cannot be packed when packing Corners.Your Superstar-specific cards are F: 0, and your Superstar-specific actions are Multi and cannot be reversed. When played, maneuvers affected by your Ability are blank until the end of the turn.When your opponent completely reverses your maneuver from hand or Backlash, choose one: shuffle 1 random card from your Ringside into your Arsenal, draw up to 1 card and he discards 1 card, or ACE: put 1 non-Unique non-reversal maneuver from your Ringside into your hand and then discard 2 cards.F: 0 D: 0 Unique Permanent

Don't Mess With the Boss's Daughter! (Stephanie McMahon logo)Pre-match EventCannot be blanked.Your Stephanie McMahon-specific action cards are Multi.ACE: Once during each of your turns when you have lower Fortitude and do not have an Allegiance (except McMahonism), when your opponent plays a reversal from hand to your maneuver without 'can only be reversed' in the text, you may hide 2 Enforcer cards and then he puts that reversal on top of his Arsenal and it is considered not played.F: 0 D: 0 Unique Permanent

The Last Original ECW World Champion (Rhyno logo)Backstage CardWhen you use your Ability, shuffle the revealed cards into your Arsenal instead.Your opponent cannot respond to your Rhyno’s Garbage Can and it now reads: "ACE: When you successfully play a maneuver without a printed reversal restriction, you may put this card into your Ringside and then search your Arsenal or Ringside for another Rhyno-specific card, reveal it, put it in your hand, and shuffle."Unique ECW logo RMS logo

Backed by Road Warrior Animal (Heidenreich logo)Pre-match EventYour Heidenreich-specific Pre-match cards do not take up a Pre-match slot in your Ring.Your Heidenreich-specific maneuvers are Trademark Finishers instead. Your cards with 'punch' in the title are +2D. Your Kidney Punch cards are considered Superstar-specific, replace 'is in your Ringside' with 'is in your cards removed from the game or Ringside' in the text, you may remove 2 less cards from the game when moving that card from your Ringside, and your opponent cannot prevent you from moving the card to your hand.F: 0 D: 0 Unique Permanent RMS logo

Aerial Agility - image has '...an an Activated...' in the text.

Revolution Coming Through the Crowd (Sandman logo)Pre-match EventCannot be packed when packing Corners.Your Pre-match Capacity is +1.Draw 1 card and your opponent puts 1 random card from his hand on the bottom of his Arsenal.His Superstar Value is +2 and his non-Trademark Means and Colossals are +2F.Unique ECW logo

Revolution Legendary Hardcore Icon (Terry Funk logo)Pre-match EventYour opponent's maneuvers are -1D and they are not affected by his modifiers that increase damage.Once during each of your turns: you may put 1 Mid-match maneuver from your Ringside into your Backlash; when that card is Colossal or RMS, end your turn.Unique Permanent ECW logo

Revolution Big Balls (Balls Mahoney logo)Pre-match EventOnce during each of your turns, you may reveal your hand: when you have no Extremes with Fortitude equal to or less than your Fortitude Rating in your hand, you may discard 1 random card and search your Arsenal for 1 non-Unique Extreme, reveal it, put it in your hand, and shuffle.Replace "Extreme" with "Extreme or Foreign Object" on your Superstar-specific cards.Unique Permanent ECW logo

It's that time again! In addition to prizes, we'll also have some promos available at GenCon this year, which will be made to the public a couple weeks after the event.

So that people can properly prepare, here is what to expect:

Volley This! - Throwback (GenCon promo card)Strike: Volley: 7 / Reversal: SpecialCan be packed by Funaki.As a maneuver, when your opponent successfully played a non-maneuver card last turn and this is the first card played on your turn, can only be reversed from Arsenal.As a reversal, if you remove random cards in your Ringside from the game equal to the Fortitude of his card +1, reverse any non-Superstar-specific non-maneuver card; or when he has a non-Superstar-specific Corner in his Ring, reverse any non-maneuver card. During your next turn, you can only play maneuvers or Set-up cards.F: 0 D: 1

Special Guest Referee(Virtual 8 promo version)Pre-match Event / Mid-match ActionThis card is packed as a Pre-match or Mid-match, and can be packed regardless of Ability. Cannot be played during the Pre-match phase. During the game, this card is considered Superstar-specific.When your opponent plays a non-Superstar-specific Corner with 'pack' in the text or Precision Haymaker, you may put this card from any area into your Ring.He cannot search his Arsenal during the Pre-match phase, and at the end of the Pre-match phase, look at his hand, choose 1 card, and remove it from the game.Any player may choose to draw 0 cards for Precision Haymaker, and may replace 'Back Body Drop' with 'Precision Haymaker' on their reversals.F: 0 D: 0 Unique Permanent RMS logo

NOTE: Since Volley This TB is a non-Unique, please do not expect to receive more than one set if you attend, as supplies will be limited. Also, it will be made available after the event anyway, so hoarding or getting extra for friends isn't warranted.

As there hasn't been a full set release for Classic since last year, this should shake things up a bit without having to generate yet another Shenanigans card!

Wonder Woman is the best DC movie since the Dark Knight trilogy, definitely recommended. It does remind me quite a bit of the 1st Captain America, but in good ways. And unlike some of the recent DC flicks, they remembered to be funny and develop characters.

It's that time again, we're rolling out a new year's worth of revisions. The list of all the changes will follow, but here's the important points:

* NXT Format: The two biggest complaints are being dealt with, Elimination Chamber will be banned, and the 3MW feud gets an errata version for the format. Also, Yo! Kill da Beat! is banned, but a Throwback is coming in Virtual 8.

* Bottom of the Barrel: We've taken over a dozen Superstars that just weren't good and overhauled them, with revisions and new support coming in Virtual 8. (Keep in mind you won't see the full picture until the set is released, though). Names include Steiner Brothers, DDP, Brutus Beefcake, Rick Rude, Sheriff Austin, <R> Balls Mahoney, and Mick Foley.

* Shenanigan Shuffle: In an effort to make the Shenanigans cards less overwhelming, some of the effects have been moved around, or removed entirely. For example, all of the card-blanking effects (including a new one on Kill da Beat!) are on Enough Shenanigans, and the 'no Doink' text is removed since it's irrelevant due to blocking Shenanigans cards from Doink's ability. We've also added two new effects:** BASH + Skirt won't work together (but Divas have another option in V8)** Straight Shootin' Interview is now Active

* Some general changes:** OS Cage Match allows a bit more leeway over what it blocks.** OS Wrestling Match TB only causes burn after the Draw Segment, so no Showtime silliness.** Dallas Texas won't count the opponent's Superstar-specific reversals** You Missed Your Chance now hits Superplex.** No JBL on Drawing a Blank** Goobledygooker requires being 10F or more behind to use the protection** WCW Allegiance ACE only works for maneuvers, not 'cards'.** Crucifix Roll Up TB closes the loophole from Nostalgia Shenanigans** <R> Cole's Corner doesn't work on SS antics** <R> Powerful Resistance now works as designed, like Over Sell

* Some tone-downs for overpowered Superstars, including:** People's Team Pre-match is reworked, no -1 to SSA numbers** Stephanie's V1 Pre-match ACE is more costly, and no FF/Cheater removal on her non-Uniques** Michael Cole can't use Corners, and his Jack Swagger action doesn't 'bounce'** Charlotte is a 4/4 and her Backstage card lowers the card advantage she gains

* Some improvements for Superstars,such as:** Rhyno's BSC makes the Can Lid more useful** Umaga can use his faction in VAA** Evolution's BSC works during any turn** <R> Daniel Bryan can play his R-Pre-match from Ringside, and his Mid-match also reverses Momentum

* Various fixes and adjustments, as usual.

Let us know if there's anything we missed (though requests to change things will be considered), or anything we've misspelled or otherwise oops!ed on. We'll likely make this legal in just over 2 weeks, perhaps June 20th.

Standing in today for Rated SRH. Special request from me, so I'll post it. Please keep those requests coming!

1.) How viable is this superstar?2.) Is there a Superstar Specific Card that you'd like to spotlight? 3.) How have you built said superstar? How did it work out?4.) How well does the Superstar fare in whichever format you built them in be it VC/VAA/NXT/VR/Non-Virtual 5.) Final Thoughts on this Superstar?

AND

6.) Since this Superstar is a Legacy one (in that he was in the game before Virtual) can you elaborate a little on how Virtual has changed this Superstar?

The Big Freak'n MachineStarting Hand Size: 8 Superstar Value: 3Superstar Ability: Your first 2 non-Pre-match non-Reversal cards played of the game can only be reversed from your opponent's Backlash deck and Arsenal. You may pack any cards with the Kane logo, but you do not count as Kane.VEL, SS3

As Big and Tough as Any Two MenBackstage CardWhen your opponent's printed Superstar Value is less than your printed Superstar Value (when you are Revolution The Great Khali or Kane, less than 5), when he plays Handicap Match he may only choose 1 of the 3 effects on the card.UniqueV1

Managed by Paul BearerPre-match ManagerWhen this card is in your Ring area, once during each of your turns you may discard 1 Superstar-specific card and then put up to 3 cards from your Ringside pile on the bottom of your Arsenal. Undertaker may do this twice during each of his turns. When this card is in your Ring area, during your turn you may remove this card from the game and then put up to 3 Mid-match cards from your Ringside pile into your Backlash deck. F: 0 D: 0 Universally UniqueVEN, SS3

Brothers 'til the EndMid-match Reversal: Special: Run-inCannot be played when your opponent is The Undertaker, Deadman Inc., or Kane. When played by The Undertaker or Deadman Inc., this card is -10F. Reverse any maneuver and end your opponent's turn. You may draw 1 card.When played in a Tag Team format match, and your team is The Undertaker or Deadman Inc. and Kane, you may each draw 1 card. F: 20 D: 4 UniqueBL, SS2, SS3

May 19!Mid-match StorylineWhen your maneuver with a reversal restriction from your Ability is unsuccessful, or when your 5D+ maneuver is moved from your Ring by your opponent and you have lower Fortitude, you may put this card from your Backlash or Ringside into your Ring and draw up to 2 cards.Your maneuvers are -#F, where # is your opponent's Fortitude Rating. Your Boot to the Face, Kane's Chokeslam, and See No Evil cannot be reversed and when you have lower Fortitude, ignore the 'by Kane' text.F: 19 D: 5 Unique Permanent RMS logoV7

Another Big Freak'n Hellfire BootStrikeYou may pack up to 6 copies of this card. When this card is in your Ringside pile, during your turn you may remove 6 cards in your Ringside pile from the game and then put this card into your hand. F: 0 D: 6UNF

Kane's Flying ClotheslineHigh RiskCan only be played after a successfully played 4D or greater maneuver.Reversals to this card are +6D.F: 8 D: 16 SV: 2 UniquePRE, SS1, SS2 ---OR---Kane's Flying Clothesline - ThrowbackHigh RiskCan only be played after a successfully played 4D or greater maneuver.F: 8 D: 16 SV: 2 UniqueSS3

Kane's Low DropkickHigh Risk / Reversal: SpecialAs a maneuver, when played after a successfully played maneuver, cannot be reversed by non-Superstar-specific reversals. As a reversal, can only be played when reversing a Multi card and a reversal card or effect has already been played to that card; reverse any Multi card.F: 12 D: 6 UniqueV7

Chokeslammed to HellTrademark FinisherWhen you are a Tag Team, this card is +#D, where # is the number of Superstar-specific cards in your Ring.When you are not, this card is considered blank for your effects.F: 30 D: 20 SV: 3 Unique RMS logoV7

Hellfire ChokeslamTrademark Finisher / Reversal: SpecialAs a maneuver, can only be played after a successfully played 5D or greater maneuver.As a reversal, reverse the card titled Back Body Drop or any card with the word "slam" in the title and end your opponent's turn. F: 30 D: 25 SV: 3 Unique Raw logoVEL ---OR---Hellfire Chokeslam - ThrowbackTrademark Finisher / Reversal: SpecialAs a reversal, reverse the card titled Back Body Drop or any card with the word "slam" in the title and end your opponent's turn. F: 30 D: 25 SV: 3 UniqueSS3

Kane's RageActionSearch your Arsenal for 1 Unique Maneuver card, reveal it to your opponent, put it into your hand, and shuffle your Arsenal. When that card is your next card played this turn, it is -5F. When this card is in your Ring area, during your turn, you may discard 3 cards and then put this card into your hand. F: 0 D: 0 UniqueVEN, SS3

Out of the HellfireActionCannot be reversed. Shuffle up to 5 cards from your Ringside pile into your Arsenal or put 1 card from your Ringside pile into your hand. F: 0 D: 0 UniqueARM

Big Enough to Eat SomebodyAction / Reversal: SpecialAs an action, this card is -6F, search your Arsenal for 1 card, put it into your hand, and shuffle your Arsenal. You may ignore the "Can only be played after..." text on your next card played this turn. As a reversal, reverse any Action card and end your opponent's turn. He discards 3 cards.F: 6 D: 0 UniqueNWO

The Fire Still BurnsActionWhen your next card played this turn is a maneuver, it is +#D, where # is equal to the Stun Value in your Ring area and it can only be reversed from your opponent's Backlash deck and Arsenal.F: 6 D: 0 Unique Raw logoVEL, SS3

One Hell of a TemperActionWhen you are Kane, this card is Cheater.When you are a Tag Team, your opponent cannot respond to this card.Put up to 2 cards from your Ringside on the bottom of your Arsenal.The first time he overturns cards to non-damage effects during any player's turn (except Kane's Ability), he overturns 1 additional card.F: 10 D: 0 Unique PermanentV7

See No EvilAction: Movie / Reversal: SpecialAs an action, your opponent overturns 1 card for every Superstar-specific card in your Ring area. When successfully played by Kane, he also discards 1 card for every Superstar-specific card in your Ring area.As a reversal, this card is -10F, when overturned, reverse any Grapple or Submission maneuver and end your opponent’s turn.F: 10 D: 1 Cheater logoGAB

In the Presence of the KanenitesActionShuffle up to # cards from your Ringside pile into your Arsenal, where # is equal to half your Fortitude Rating, rounded up. F: 12 D: 0 UniqueSUM, SS2, SS3

Unmasked VengeanceActionYour opponent reveals the top 10 cards of his Arsenal, randomly discards 5 of them, and puts the rest into his hand. Reveal the top 3 cards of your Arsenal, put 1 into your hand, and the rest into your Ringside pile. When that card is your next card played this turn, it is F:0. F: 12 D: 3 Unique Raw logoDO, SS3

Kane's HookAction: Foreign ObjectWhen you are Kane, this card is -20F and Multi.When your next card played this turn is a maneuver, it can only be reversed from Backlash and Arsenal.F: 20 D: 3 UniqueV1

Here's a subject we're having trouble deciding. We've already done this once with Zack Ryder and Candace Michelle GRAs, but now we've found another card with a loophole that needs to be closed. As noted above, we could go two ways about this.

My concern is taking away from the tournament prize cards 'value', but at the same time, we want people to enjoy the game and not everyone is able to obtain the tournament prizes as it is.

As an 'alternate image', I'm thinking something similar to the original tag team title belts, available in the IAATG tin with a general picture instead of a 'title belt' type format.

[The card in question isn't as relevant as the overall issue, thus the lack of specifics, other than it is a title belt card. We won't be explaining at this time, as I don't want to skew the results depending on which one it is.]

Great from beginning to end, loved it. Definitely as good as the first one,and I liked that a majority of what I'd seen in the occasional trailer etc. happened in the early part of the movie. Some great cameos too, of course.

My only complaints, and they are very minor... no use of Sweet's "Fox on the Run" as advertised in the commercials, though lots of other great tracks. And no obvious connection to the major story arc, not even in the post-credit scenes. It's okay, it's a stronger story for it and all, just ... aww.

But those are very quibbles, not enough to make the movie bad. Highly encouraged, and Baby Groot is hilarious (as are several other things). And yeah, there are several post-credit scenes, basically all played for humor though. Well, except for that one...

It's been noted that we don't have a rule in place to determine what happens if a played card has no destination. This is an extremely rare case, as an action which would not go to the Ring (Iron Will, Roll Out of the Way, as examples) will still go to the intended destination if blanked. The only example we're currently aware of has to do with Revolution BOD:

Revolution BROTHERS OF DESTRUCTIONStarting Hand Size: 6 Superstar Value: 7Tag Team Superstar Ability: When you would discard any number of cards, you may instead overturn twice that many cards.You can pack Kane and Undertaker Revolution maneuvers; you cannot pack Corners.

And the relevance here is, what happens when you play a non-maneuver that says 'discard this card and...' but replace the discard with the Ability? The card being played isn't in the hand, it's in the zone where cards are being played. Since we don't have a specific rule for this, we're defining it. It will go to the Ringside, similar to how cards under other cards will default to the Ringside if they don't have another destination specified.

NOTE: This is not an override, if a card says 'remove this card from the game' and it is blanked, it is still removed. This rule ONLY relates to cards that somehow lose their destination, they will default to the Ringside instead.

Please review carefully before asking any follow up questions, as we've tried to cover all the bases, and this covers a VERY small window of circumstance, heh. Thanks.

I don't generally ask for things, as much as possible I just take care of what needs to be done. But today is the day I ask.

Gem, my girlfriend, is very disabled. She worked in hospitals for 25 years taking care of people, and got injured twice on the job. Her left arm has limited functionality, and her back injury has caused severe pain along her sciatica nerves, which in turn causes her to fall; basically, she lives in varying degrees of constant pain every day. We've been after disability for her for nearly 4 years, and workers compensation has been frozen by the Oklahoma governor.

The one spark of light has been her service dog, a shepherd/whippet mix named Kiwi; smart, cute, sweet, protective girl, she's brought a lot of joy to Gem's life and helped her want to live again. Kiwi has helped Gem when she starts to fall, stands protectively in front of her when strangers approach, and even went to get help from neighbors once when Gem fell outside and I was at work. Couldn't ask for a better addition to our family.

...Today, Kiwi was attacked, viciously and unprovoked, by a friend's dog. (He's apparently getting old, perhaps senile, and animal control was already called to take him away) Part of her belly and leg were severely damaged, and she's lucky to be alive, as a major artery was missed by mere centimeters.

The local animal hospital was able to stitch the wound closed, though it is still very touch-and-go, and assuming she makes it, its doubtful she'll have full use of her leg again. A whippet is similar to a greyhound, so she was quite the runner... it pains me to think she might never even walk again.

The vet did what he could, but said it's very possible she'll need a skin graft to properly close the wound, as there was a lot of damaged skin that couldn't be used. He suggested a GoFundMe account for the skin graft, as it runs $4-5K, so Gem put one together tonight.